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Owner of Swiss Bar Detained in Fire Investigation
new video loaded: Owner of Swiss Bar Detained in Fire Investigation Prosecutors in Switzerland ordered Jacques Moretti to be detained after investigators questioned him and his wife, Jessica Moretti. Officials are looking into whether negligence played a role in last week’s deadly fire at their bar, Le Constellation. By Meg Felling January 9, 2026 Source […]
Australia heatwave live updates: Victorian fire threat ‘very dangerous and difficult’, premier says; temperatures to reach 43C in Sydney | Bushfires
Fire threat continues to be ‘very dangerous and difficult’, Victoria’s premier says Caitlin Cassidy Victoria’s premier, Jacinta Allan, is appearing on the Today show after declaring a state of disaster in more than a dozen areas earlier this morning resulting from the ongoing bushfires. Allan confirms there are 36 active fire fronts across Victoria today, […]
Owner of Swiss ski resort held in custody after deadly New Year’s Eve fire
BBC One of the co-owners of the Swiss bar where 40 people died in a fire on New Year’s Eve has been detained, media reports say. Sources told Swiss media that Jacques Moretti was a potential flight risk. The blaze at Le Constellation bar in Crans-Montana left 116 people injured. It emerged this week that […]
Three luxury yachts sink in Sydney as fire rips through exclusive Mosman marina | Australia news
Three vessels have sunk after a fire ripped through luxury yachts moored at a Sydney marina overnight. Emergency services were called to The Spit marina in Mosman at 3.30am on Friday after reports of a fire, New South Wales police said in a statement. On arrival, emergency services found a yacht “well alight”, police said. […]
Australia news live: Victoria to close public land and campgrounds as state prepares for worst fire risk in six years | Australia news
‘It is not safe to be in bushland areas’: campers told to leave many popular areas in Victoria Chris Hardman, the chief fire officer of Fire Forest Management Victoria, said it is unsafe to be in bushland areas anywhere in Victoria over the coming days, saying public lands in many popular areas are now closed […]
Skiers Make Mountaintop Tribute to Swiss Fire Victims
new video loaded: Skiers Make Mountaintop Tribute to Swiss Fire Victims Hundreds of skiers gathered in Crans-Montana, Switzerland, to honor the 40 people killed and more than 100 injured in a New Years’s Day fire at a bar. The town’s mayor said the bar had not been inspected in several years. By Jake Lucas and […]
Police identify all 40 victims of Swiss bar fire
Getty Images A national day of mourning has been announced in Switzerland for 9 January The bodies of the 40 victims of a bar fire in the Swiss ski resort of Crans-Montana on New Year’s Eve have been identified by police. The victims range in age from 14 to 39 years old, with 15 aged […]
Switzerland resort fire live: ‘horrific’ injuries leave some survivors still unidentified; new image appears to show moment bar caught fire | Crans-Montana fire
Italian foreign minister: some survivors still unidentified due to ‘horrific’ injuries Thirteen Italians remain in hospital, with five of them having suffered “severe injuries and burns”, according to the Italian foreign minister. Antonio Tajani added that six more Italian nationals are unaccounted for following the devastating fire at the Swiss ski resort bar. Speaking to […]
A fire in an Swiss ski resort bar has left about 40 people dead : NPR
People lay flowers and light candles for the victims of the fire at the “Le Constellation” bar and lounge during New Year’s celebration, in Crans-Montana, Switzerland, Thursday, Jan. 1, 2026. (Alessandro della Valle/Keystone via AP) Alessandro della Valle/AP/Keystone hide caption toggle caption Alessandro della Valle/AP/Keystone CRANS-MONTANA, Switzerland — Axel Clavier felt like he was suffocating […]